Multiplayer

Games in our Multiplayer category are multiplayer online games that share some but not all mechanics in common with traditional MMORPGs. Generally, their “massive” nature is contested. They frequently include OARPGs, online shooters, online strategy games, mobile MMOs, and other pseudo-MMOs that optionally provide single-player, offline, or custom-server support. We formerly categorized Multiplayer titles as “Not So Massively” games. You may also be interested in our MOBA category for PvP-centric arena battlers. [Follow the Multiplayer Online Games category’s RSS feed]

Conan Exiles’ Age of Sorcery update arrives to the PC public test server

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Are you tired of reading about all of the features arriving to Conan Exiles when its Age of Sorcery update goes live? Are you...

Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones teaches you the basics of ship-to-ship combat

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With just a few months before its launch, Skull and Bones really needs to get players on board -- no pun intended -- with...
FIGHTING GAMES

MultiVersus postpones Season 1 launch to a later date along with the release of Morty

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If you've been enjoying MultiVersus of late, you probably were excited for the kickoff of Season 1 complete with a full battle pass and...

Blizzard is union-busting again, this time targeting the Diablo IV team

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It would appear that Blizzard just can't stop trying to fight those pesky workers. QA devs at Blizzard Albany, formerly known as Vicarious Visions...

Stalkers harassed Destiny 2 devs with racist voice mails and doxxing, new court filings show

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Earlier this week, we wrote about Destiny 2 studio Bungie's plan to reduce comms between developers and players temporarily over some extreme harassment and...

Pokemon Presents reveals new details on Scarlet and Violet’s multiplayer features

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Boy, did we ever get a meaty Pokemon Presents, and it's not even for an anniversary! While some news bits, such as Pokemon Unite's new...

Legends of Runeterra’s newest patch focuses on bug fixes but promises balance changes are coming soon

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Are you angry at the meta that's looming over Legends of Runeterra? If that's the case, you're going to find no joy in the...

Last Oasis’ PvE-centric Season 5 reworking is officially live

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It's time to see if the major overhaul to Last Oasis will make the survival sandbox suck less. This week saw the launch of...

Elite Dangerous confirms Update 13 for August 9, outlines merging of Horizons and Odyssey code for PC

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If you happen to be a PC player of Elite: Dangerous, you've gotten something of a one-two punch of news out of Frontier Developments...

Murder at Castle Nathria goes live with a ‘Hearthstone whodunnit’

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Unpopular opinion time, but I think that Hearthstone's view of the Warcraft universe always seems more fun and interesting than World of Warcraft's. It's...

Apex Legends gets a new sniper character, updated map, and level cap increase August 9

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The new season of battle royale FPS Apex Legends is looming large, and players are going to want to consider staying under a lot...

Craftopia’s upcoming Seamless World update will feature weather, NPC settlements, and refined combat

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The name of Craftopia's next major content injection is Seamless World, so naturally most people would expect that creating the titular seamless world is...

Netease’s mobile and PC shooter Lost Light touts new PvE features and ‘stress-free progression’

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Remember Lost Light? It's a multiplayer shooter for mobile and PC from Netease that claims to be built on three gameplay pillars - survival,...
Fight!

Project L is confirmed to be free-to-play with ‘respectful’ monetization

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Riot Games was long known for making exactly one game (League of Legends) but it's lately been diversifying into other fields. That diversification is...

Frozen Flame’s latest update revamps systems, adds a new zone, and improves combat

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There's been a pretty sizeable update made to the multiplayer RPG Frozen Flame this week, which seeks to act on a whole bunch of...

The Stream Team: Peeking in on the early access of retro-style survival RPG Tinkertown

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We're back once again with another quick check of a developing multiplayer title! This time around we're getting a quick look into Tinkertown a...

Choose My Adventure: The monster-eating adventures of McFishy the Squid Man in Chimeraland

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I've not had a great deal of time in Chimeraland, but one thing is being made pretty immediately apparent to me: This game really...

Microsoft argues Acti-Blizz buyout won’t stifle competition because its games are ‘nothing unique’

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Microsoft is on some weird flex stuff right now, swinging a mighty purse stuffed with $68.7B right at Activision-Blizzard's face while also saying the...
Ah...huh.

TwitchCon will have no mask or vaccination requirements despite the ongoing pandemic

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So let's just do a quick recap, shall we? This year's PAX East had vaccination and masking, and people still reported cases of COVID-19...

Activision-Blizzard Q2 2022: More revenue dips for WoW, ABK, and Blizzard in spite of Diablo Immortal

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Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As of this afternoon, we have Q2's results, comprising April, May, and June 2022; let's...

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